Faculty

Here are upcoming presentations by GoHelp lab students:

Rodrigo Curty will be presenting at Symposium of Research in International Relations, organized by the State University of Rio de Janeiro and he will be presenting on:China in Latin America and the Caribbean: Overcoming dependency or promoting new forms of dominance.

In spite of all the challenges the Covid-19 pandemic triggered over the last several months, two of the welcome gifts it also afforded me has been 1) time to reflect and 2) the ability to continue with my studies in an atypical way. My experience as a graduate student in the School of Planning had already unceasingly tested my motivation and self-direction but working as a Research Assistant (RA) and powering through electives over the Spring term helped me recognize how important it is to foster supportive relationships and prioritize your own wellbeing during uncertain times.

Susan Elliott presents (virtually) the results of research on urban water pollution in Dhaka at Stockholm World Water Week on August 27th, 2020.

Symbols on poster show football and thermometer, hospital bed, lightbulb, and auditorium

After careful consideration, the Canadian Conference on Global Health (CCGH) Planning Committee has made the decision to shift CCGH 2020: Global Health in a Changing Climate into a virtual event scheduled for October 19-22, 2020...

Congratulations to GoHelP's Adrian Buttazzoni, Marta Veenhof, and Leia Minaker on their co-authored publication titled, "Smart city and high-tech urban interventions targeting human health: An equity-focused systematic review"

Susan Elliiott was recently appointed a Fellow at the Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA). BSIA Fellows participate in collaborative research projects with researchers at Wilfrid Laurier University, the University of Waterloo, and the Centre for International Governance Innovation.

Susan Elliott is Co-Editor in Chief of a new journal called Wellbeing, Space & Society which focuses on human health and the built environment.

The Waterloo team will join four other Canadian communities heading to Copenhagen to learn about progressive active transportation policies and infrastructure. The planning grant on Implementing Healthy Urban Policy Planning is part of CIHR’s Healthy Cities Research Initiative and aims to...

Friday, March 13, 2020 9:00 am - Saturday, March 14, 2020 6:00 pm PDT (GMT -07:00)

Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG)

The Geography Program at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) welcomes submissions for the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers. The theme of the meeting is: Finding our way in the twenties, and why geography matters more than ever. Geographers from all fields of geography and related disciplines are invited to attend.

Roy Brouwer presents at water policy workshop in Dhaka, Bangladesh

University of Waterloo Water Institute's Derek Armitage (School of Environmental Resources and Sustainability), Susan Elliott (Geography and Environmental Management),

Faculty

GoHelp lab members presenting in upcoming (virtual) conferences!

Navigating the Covid-19 Pandemic as a Graduate Student in the School of Planning

Susan Elliott presents (virtually) the results of research on urban water pollution in Dhaka at Stockholm World Water Week

Virtual event- Canadian Conference on Global Health

New paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Susan Elliott named a Fellow at the Balsalie School of International Affairs

New journal launched!

Jennifer Dean with Region of Waterloo awarded CIHR grant to learn from city-leaders in Copenhagen!

Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers (WDCAG)

Waterloo researchers investigate urban water pollution in Bangladesh